spring cleaning

is there nothing sweeter than the smell of jasmine on a spring day?

i'm going to take some time away from this blog to update my website, it's a much needed overhaul! i'm also going to be outside as much as humanly possible.
here are some things that are rocking my boat right now...

kelly's print
great lake swimmers (i'm hoping to see them play in april)
martha's handmade buttons (yes, handmade!, she's incredible)
a japanese vine called akebia, i bought it for the garden,
but now i'm thinking i'll put it off the bedroom balcony,
how lovely would it be to look out the window from bed and
see the vine covered balcony.

green gardens

we finished building our eight foot boxes for our small garden yesterday. now the fun part, choosing seeds. i know no matter what we have to have peas. there is nothing like shelling fresh peas from the pod. when i was little i would sit in my parents garden and eat all the peas. they never made it into the house.

have a peek at sew green today, it's my first post! let me know what you think. happy monday to everyone, i'll be in search of some sunny skies today.

wet, and windy

well, the littlest member of my family is down for the count with the stomach flu. my weekend is going to entail many loads of washing and helping Oliver feel better.

the response to sew green blog has been heartwarming. i hope you check in regularly. i'll be posting my first post on monday, wish me luck! thank you to everyone who has contacted me to say hello. i love meeting new people. don't be shy, drop me a line.

i'm honoured to be on irene's bloesom blog today. her blog is terrific. i really want to go to amsterdam thanks to her guide.

lastly, i have a new print called "abietina", it's from a new series called "the weeds below" you can view it here.

sew green

i am excited to tell you about a new blog that i am very happy to be a contributor of. it is called sew green and its a group of talented women that want to collaborate on a blog with an environmental focus. it launched today, so stay tuned for all that we hope to bring you. go take a peek here.

i am working on some new cards, i hope to have something to show by the end of the week. i'll post pictures when they are presentable.

beautiful use

i was very excited to receive my package from alison of six and a half stiches.her taste is so lovely and refined, and everything was packaged so lovely. my little one, oliver always races me to the door when the mail is delivered. i had to hide the gorgeous chocolate from him. there are so many sweet things, i think my favourite though is the tiny wee matchbox that inside contains seedpods and buttons.
thank you alison, i cherish it all!
you can see more of the beautiful use swap here.

i'll be back on monday with a very exciting new project to tell you about.
have a great weekend.